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Bad Math Scores = Bad News for the U.S.

Friday, 03 February 2012 16:06

Turns out poor math test proficiency isn't just bad for students and their teachers. A recent study says the U.S. poor academic performance—behind 31 other countries in math, and behind 16 countries in reading—could cost the country $75 trillion over the course of 80 years ...

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Obama Says Policies Come from Christian Faith

Friday, 03 February 2012 09:49

At yesterday's National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama described how his Christian faith and the example of Jesus have impacted his economic policies. Conservative critics say the comparisons to Christ's commands are a stretch ...

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Newt Gingrich Sued for Using "Eye of the Tiger"

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 09:59

Apparently, members of the band Survivor aren't fans of Newt Gingrich or his efforts to experience the thrill of the fight and/or the eye of the tiger ...

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At Least Someone Is Benefitting

Friday, 27 January 2012 15:16

According to new media research, more than $20 million has been paid to local TV stations in Florida for political attack ads. It's the most in any state's primary so far, and it basically means not even the wonder of Parks & Recreation is immune from someone screaming about Newt Gingrich's moon colony ...

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Romney Releases Tax Returns

Tuesday, 24 January 2012 09:47

After some dillydallying and being called out by his opponents, Mitt Romney has released his tax returns. The information revealed that he earned more than $21 million in 2010 and paid $3 million in taxes, slightly less than 14 percent. He donated more than $7 million to charity over the past two years and  ...

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Good U.S. Job Numbers in January

Friday, 03 February 2012 10:07

A new U.S. jobs report was released this morning, and the news is mostly good. 243,000 jobs were added in January, and the unemployment level dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest level in three years ...

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Mitt Romney Wins Florida Primary

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 10:03

mitt romneyAfter being soundly defeated in South Carolina just over a week ago, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney bounced back in Florida, beating Newt Gingrich by 14 percentage points. Gingrich has pledged to stay in the race until the Republican National Convention in August, so it could be a long summer of negative ads ...

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Arab League Condems Syrian Government as "Killing Machine"

Tuesday, 31 January 2012 17:38

Representatives from the Arab League—a sort of regional United Nations in the Middle East—appealed to the United Nations Security Council today to pass a resolution condemning the Syrian government's repeated attacks on anti-government forces. The League went so far as to label the Assad regime as a "killing machine" and urged the UN to pursue political action against Syria ...

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Egypt to Lift "State of Emergency"

Tuesday, 24 January 2012 12:45

The decades-old "state of emergency" in Egypt is set to be lifted on Wednesday, the one-year anniversary of the uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak. The country has been under a state of emergency almost continuously since 1967 ...

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Egypt's New Parliament Off to a Noisy Start

Monday, 23 January 2012 16:06

The opening session for Egypt's first democratically elected Parliament in six decades was a momentous occasion; It was also a very chaotic one. The new Parliament is primarily made up of Islamists led by the Muslim Brotherhood, a group formerly banned by the ousted leader Hosni Mubarak. Their first meeting was disrupted by demonstrations outside, as well as divisive lawmakers inside. When the noise dies down, their top priorities are to draft a new constitution and elect a new president in June ...

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